percentage
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A 10th of a percentage point in additional expense matters much less if benchmarks like the S&P 500 are a little too popular for their own good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
That's a 9.3 percentage point gap, up from 8.7 last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But those last 0.4 percentage points are a nightmare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Measured as a percentage of gross domestic product, they note, U.S. defense spending has fallen from previous highs.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Even during a period when a high percentage of the city’s elms were affected, no cases of Dutch elm disease were found among these trees.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
In a few instances, it determined that single-digit percentages of my writing were either A.I.-generated or A.I.-assisted.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Colburn acknowledges that it might at first seem "a little ridiculous" that the researchers are aiming for losses that can be described by percentages over kilometers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Generally, an executor is paid — depending on the state — anywhere from 3% to 5% of the first $100,000, and then lower percentages on the remaining amount of the estate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Asked for comment on the book, an MIT spokesman sent a statement pointing out that high percentages of the school’s Jews now say they’re happy and feel safe at the institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
They ask about the percentages and ratios of my blood.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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